AICIS introducer scheme (Australia)

AICIS replaced NICNAS from 1 July 2020 under the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019. Introducer = importer or manufacturer of an industrial chemical (anything not therapeutic-TGA, food-FSANZ, agvet-APVMA). Annual registration with AICIS — registration year 1 September to 31 August; online registration with fee tier by introduction value; late or absent registration is a strict-liability offence. Six introduction categories self-categorised per introduction: (1) Listed — chemical on AICIS Inventory (foundation = ex-NICNAS AICS plus AICIS-added assessed chemicals) and within any Inventory conditions; no pre-introduction notification, annual declaration only. (2) Exempted — very low risk (low volume + low hazard, R&D <100 kg, specified low-risk uses); no pre-introduction notification, post-introduction declaration by 30 November. (3) Reported — low-to-medium risk; pre-introduction report (no assessment) added to public Reported Introductions list; annual post-introduction declaration; eligible for Inventory listing after 5 years on the public list. (4) Assessed — higher risk; AICIS assessment certificate required before introduction; certificate names the introducer; chemical added to Inventory subject to confidentiality conditions. (5) Commercial Evaluation — market-testing under 4,000 kg over 2 years. (6) Exceptional Circumstances — public-health, environmental, or national-security emergency. AICIS Inventory — public; conditions (use, concentration, exposure controls) per chemical; Listed introductions must meet conditions. Reported Introductions list — public; searchable. Record-keeping §171 — 5 years from end of registration year covering introduction volumes, end-use categories, hazard and exposure information backing categorisation, customers, Inventory or assessment-certificate references. Workplace hazardous chemicals — Safe Work Australia Model Code of Practice requires GHS Rev 7 SDS and labels. Cosmetics — ingredients regulated by AICIS as industrial chemicals; therapeutic claims separately regulated by TGA; fair-trading claims by Australian Consumer Law. Animal-test data restriction — animal-test data generated on or after 1 July 2020 for industrial chemicals with end-use solely in cosmetics generally cannot be used in AICIS pre-introduction submissions where suitable alternative data exists; pre-2020 data and non-cosmetic end-use data unaffected. Cost recovery — annual registration fee + post-introduction declaration + Reported/Assessed fees + cosmetic-specific levies; tier based on annual introduction value.